The Basement

The Basement is a single-level PWAD for Doom II that was released on July 30, 1995. It was designed by Michael Gorsich and is set in an underground power plant, showcasing some advanced lighting work for the time.

Secrets

 * 1) On the east lift, ride it up and head west, which opens an alcove behind you with a chaingunner and a rocket launcher. (sector 87)
 * 2) In the south room with steps and water, climb up at the west side, then use the switch. Quickly fall down and into the southwest corner, then follow the passage to get a chainsaw. (sector 168)
 * 3) At the north end, open the southwest silo to get health bonuses. (sector 238)
 * 4) In the blue key area, go to the southeast corner and open the wall to find a passage. (sector 299)
 * 5) Midway through the passage at Secret #4, open a wall to the south to find two boxes of rockets and an armor bonus. (sector 321)
 * 6) West of Secret #5, open the column to find a backpack. (sector 324)
 * 7) Go back through the passage at Secret #4 and to the end where the wall lowers. Run and jump to the thin ledge, then go south along it to a switch. This will lower a ledge to the south with a candle. Ride it up and head around, then you should see a thin ledge to the north. Face the wall and rocket jump to this thin ledge, then get the megasphere to the north. (sector 289)

Current records
The records for the map at the Doom Speed Demo Archive are:

The (absence of) data was last verified in its entirety on May 30, 2023.

Player spawns
This level contains fifteen spawn points:
 * 1) facing south. (thing 21)
 * 2) facing east. (thing 22)
 * 3) facing east. (thing 23)
 * 4) facing north. (thing 117)
 * 5) facing north. (thing 324)
 * 6) facing east. (thing 482)
 * 7) facing south. (thing 593)
 * 8) facing north. (thing 594)
 * 9) facing north. (thing 595)
 * 10) facing south. (thing 596)
 * 11) facing south. (thing 598)
 * 12) facing north. (thing 600)
 * 13) facing west. (thing 601)
 * 14) facing north. (thing 603)
 * 15) facing north-east. (thing 604)

Things
This level contains the following numbers of things per skill level: